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Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $481B
1-Year Est. Return 30.42%
 

Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), founded in 1981 by David Booth and Rex Sinquefield and headquartered in Austin, Texas, is an investment management firm renowned for its evidence-based, low-cost approach to investing, grounded in academic research from Nobel laureates like Eugene Fama and Kenneth French. Managing hundreds of billions in assets, DFA focuses on systematic, passive strategies that tilt toward factors like small-cap, value, and profitability stocks, primarily through mutual funds and institutional portfolios rather than retail brokerage services. The firm’s philosophy eschews market timing and stock picking, instead emphasizing diversification and efficient market exposure, often requiring investors to access its funds through approved financial advisors. With a global presence and a reputation for disciplined, data-driven investing, DFA has carved a unique niche in the industry, blending academic rigor with practical application.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+10.27%
1 Year Est. Return
+30.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+88.16%
5 Year Est. Return
+120.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+468.8%
AUM
$369B
AUM Growth
+$26.9B
Cap. Flow
+$366M
Cap. Flow %
0.1%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.34%
Holding
3,470
New
58
Increased
1,819
Reduced
1,326
Closed
83

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$851M
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$663M
3
UNH icon
UnitedHealth
UNH
+$206M
4
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$192M
5
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$183M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$559M
2
AVGO icon
Broadcom
AVGO
+$224M
3
URI icon
United Rentals
URI
+$189M
4
CRH icon
CRH
CRH
+$177M
5
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$174M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 18.61%
2 Financials 17.11%
3 Industrials 13.24%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.1%
5 Healthcare 10.14%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
CELH icon
1551
Celsius Holdings
CELH
$7.47B
$43.9M 0.01%
529,908
+42,541
+9% +$2.92M
TIPT icon
1552
Tiptree Inc
TIPT
$662M
$43.9M 0.01%
2,541,040
-39,297
-2% -$705K
FSLY icon
1553
Fastly Inc
FSLY
$3.55B
$43.8M 0.01%
3,373,997
-218,489
-6% -$3.69M
CCRN
1554
DELISTED
Cross Country Healthcare
CCRN
$43.7M 0.01%
2,335,653
+78,821
+3% +$1.58M
CPRX
1555
DELISTED
Catalyst Pharmaceutical
CPRX
$43.6M 0.01%
2,737,657
+135,860
+5% +$2.05M
TITN icon
1556
Titan Machinery
TITN
$396M
$43.6M 0.01%
1,755,979
-27,295
-2% -$713K
SG icon
1557
Sweetgreen
SG
$766M
$43.5M 0.01%
1,723,749
-6,234
-0.4% -$90.8K
EBF icon
1558
Ennis
EBF
$552M
$43.5M 0.01%
2,118,892
+43,080
+2% +$880K
HEI.A icon
1559
HEICO Corp Class A
HEI.A
$36B
$43.4M 0.01%
282,248
+7,191
+3% +$1.06M
REYN icon
1560
Reynolds Consumer Products
REYN
$5.26B
$43.4M 0.01%
1,520,302
+362,774
+31% +$10.2M
EQX icon
1561
Equinox Gold
EQX
$7.06B
$43.4M 0.01%
7,208,399
+367,706
+5% +$1.71M
SIX
1562
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$43.4M 0.01%
1,647,134
+107,316
+7% +$2.69M
CAKE icon
1563
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$5.04B
$43.3M 0.01%
1,198,144
+16,282
+1% +$566K
CTRE icon
1564
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$9.91B
$43.3M 0.01%
1,775,705
+145,110
+9% +$3.27M
UGI icon
1565
UGI
UGI
$7.74B
$43.2M 0.01%
1,760,832
+219,723
+14% +$5.28M
BOH icon
1566
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$3.15B
$43.1M 0.01%
691,021
+64,731
+10% +$4.1M
TWST icon
1567
Twist Bioscience
TWST
$5.7B
$43.1M 0.01%
1,255,985
-11,723
-0.9% -$423K
NAT icon
1568
Nordic American Tanker
NAT
$1.38B
$43.1M 0.01%
10,984,751
+688,503
+7% +$2.89M
GTM
1569
ZoomInfo Technologies
GTM
$973M
$43M 0.01%
2,684,639
+417,341
+18% +$6.79M
RVMD icon
1570
Revolution Medicines
RVMD
$39.9B
$42.9M 0.01%
1,331,259
-464,162
-26% -$13.8M
KGC icon
1571
Kinross Gold
KGC
$27.4B
$42.8M 0.01%
6,980,951
+1,661,523
+31% +$9.04M
TWI icon
1572
Titan International
TWI
$466M
$42.7M 0.01%
3,423,240
+15,805
+0.5% +$217K
CP icon
1573
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$78.1B
$42.6M 0.01%
483,349
+1,912
+0.4% +$160K
OSCR icon
1574
Oscar Health
OSCR
$9.41B
$42.6M 0.01%
2,862,859
-300,076
-9% -$4.11M
IOVA icon
1575
Iovance Biotherapeutics
IOVA
$1.82B
$42.6M 0.01%
2,871,498
-645,489
-18% -$7.51M

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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q1 2024 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2024, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,470 positions worth $369B, up 7.9% from $342B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q1 2024: portfolio turnover was 4.1%. Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 58 new positions and exited 83, leaving the 3,470-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q1 2024 buy was Arcadium Lithium plc: 8,775,487 shares worth $37.8M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to NVIDIA in Q1 2024, an estimated $851M increase.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q1 2024 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $559M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited Textainer Group Holdings limited in Q1 2024, selling an estimated $161M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $369B portfolio in Q1 2024.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 58 new positions and closed 83 in Q1 2024.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value rose 7.9% quarter-over-quarter to $369B.

Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2024, filed 10 May 2024.